HLI Chronicle 1914 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

8,;th colours of the R egiment, hav ing been'ained h~ hoth the 71 t, and 74th, who tookpart in the l)[l.t.tle.The 74th probahly bore the )lIost rnduullsshare in the tight, taking' part with the ;lrdDiv isio n in the attac k nil the Frellch centre,whiell rrHHle victory ~ecure fur the British;the 71 , with llill's fbnkillg foree, IU1d noto /lluch aotual fighting and were morc engagedin )lla nanl\ 'in", which, however, by threa.tellillr the Fr nail lille of n~tI ' e at, materiallveffected the result of the bat tle, and n;eRccrilllent tuok an aetive part in folIowin~ upthe retreat.During the first, fLflvrrl1ce of t,he 7tth Lient.­G'Hem1 ,' il' ThoJllas ]~icton ]lllrticuln dy re­Illluke(l)o Majul:' UUllentl Hrisha Ile the Rtcadyfile killed; a.nd five offioers (Captain Lyster,Lieut. Ewing, Lieut. Ironside, EnsignH ~ hol'l'and Luttrell), olle sergellnt, onc dru)llmer, and17 rank :).nd file wounded. Of t.lLe oA"icerR,Licut. Ewing was !I1ortally woullded, ilnd diedshortl \' a ft.el'lvar(ls.Th~' 7lAt. were in action on the 2()th, wlwnt,hey foreed the pa.s:;\:lge of the Gave d'Olerolla.t '1L Il vl~tClTe, an(l Oll the 27th, with t.he restof HiD's force, fonled the Gave de Pau utSouars, forcing a pfLssage under eover of heavyartillery :Lnd musketry fire. The oppositioll,howevcl', was not. vCl'y determined, a.s the fordwas held by ollly 0110' ];'reneh regiment, and itis recorded t.hat the 7]st reached the righthank with the IOK" of only olle man wOlliH.led.Once acrOti~ the river they pushed on ra.pirllylllllVf' nl nt of his lJTigllcle ; awl the bt,terT(~po rt cl , him the n tice 11 had taken of thegaJhLllt.r of S( ) T'gt.-~Ia jor J\.fcPhersoll. of the71 th. upon which, 'ir Thomas P icton exp res cltu the Sergt.-Majol' his pI asUl'C to heal' HchI I 'ooa r port of him, a nd on the follo\\-illg day,dll /'Ulg a 'h l't halt on the march, desiredLil)u t.- 'olunel Manllcrs, wIlD eomman